Sunday, September 04, 2005
Man Shampoo...
Is there shampoo for guys anymore? It seems that everything is either strawberry scent, lilac potpourri, or pear extract. What happened to the bland, 750ml bottle of rusty-orange coloured $1.99 shampoo that I used to buy? Well, the other day at the grocery store, it was Dippity-Do to the rescue!
After scanning the shampoo aisle for like 20 minutes (I'm really not embellishing too much here), I finally saw blue bottles of "Dippity-Do Sport" shampoo and body wash. It seemed like it was the only masculine product on the shelf. ASIDE: That "body wash" thing confuses me because I used to think a bar of soap would suffice, but I guess I was wrong. Now there are plenty of man-options for that product (Old Spice, Adidas, Axe...).
The Dippity-Do Sport shampoo/body wash combo seemed to be the only bottle of stuff without flowers on it or some promise to make my hair full and rich and long and lush (if you've seen my presently-forming bald spot, you'll know that girly stuff just won't do). The Dippity-Do Sport, however, did have a single word highlighted on the bottle: ENERGIZING.
Hmmm, what does that mean? All of a sudden I had a vision of men in lab coats pouring beakers and shaking test tubes, shouting eureka as they find the solution to adding "energy" to dead skin follicles. I mean hair. Will my hair glow in the dark? Will it be nervously fidgety all the time because it's full of energy? And what kind of energy will it possess? Electric? Solar? Nuclear? Then I read the package: "This gentle ENERGIZING formula (aha, I was right about the lab guys creating a formula) leaves your hair and skin feeling soft and rejuvenated. The invigorating fragrance will energize your senses and keep you ahead of the game."
Okay, who writes this stuff? First of all, man-'poo should never use the word fragrance. Secondly, what "game" are they talking about? Sheesh, I could go on and on about this, but it's getting late and I need to go to bed. The final thing to be said is that there is definitely a market for a masculine shampoo product. No fruity fragrance. No fancy bottle. No European name. No big price tag. It should be called GUY SHAMPOO and come in a black bottle. Oh, and it should have two scents - "Locker Room" and "Oil Change"....
After scanning the shampoo aisle for like 20 minutes (I'm really not embellishing too much here), I finally saw blue bottles of "Dippity-Do Sport" shampoo and body wash. It seemed like it was the only masculine product on the shelf. ASIDE: That "body wash" thing confuses me because I used to think a bar of soap would suffice, but I guess I was wrong. Now there are plenty of man-options for that product (Old Spice, Adidas, Axe...).
The Dippity-Do Sport shampoo/body wash combo seemed to be the only bottle of stuff without flowers on it or some promise to make my hair full and rich and long and lush (if you've seen my presently-forming bald spot, you'll know that girly stuff just won't do). The Dippity-Do Sport, however, did have a single word highlighted on the bottle: ENERGIZING.
Hmmm, what does that mean? All of a sudden I had a vision of men in lab coats pouring beakers and shaking test tubes, shouting eureka as they find the solution to adding "energy" to dead skin follicles. I mean hair. Will my hair glow in the dark? Will it be nervously fidgety all the time because it's full of energy? And what kind of energy will it possess? Electric? Solar? Nuclear? Then I read the package: "This gentle ENERGIZING formula (aha, I was right about the lab guys creating a formula) leaves your hair and skin feeling soft and rejuvenated. The invigorating fragrance will energize your senses and keep you ahead of the game."
Okay, who writes this stuff? First of all, man-'poo should never use the word fragrance. Secondly, what "game" are they talking about? Sheesh, I could go on and on about this, but it's getting late and I need to go to bed. The final thing to be said is that there is definitely a market for a masculine shampoo product. No fruity fragrance. No fancy bottle. No European name. No big price tag. It should be called GUY SHAMPOO and come in a black bottle. Oh, and it should have two scents - "Locker Room" and "Oil Change"....
# posted by Dairn @ 1:16 AM 
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Aw, geez, I am getting all these tears in my eyes, reading this blog.
Nope, I guess that actually is coming from the papaya-extract forehead conditioner and ultra-violet eyelid softener that I used this morning - must of got some under my man-mascara.
lol
Nope, I guess that actually is coming from the papaya-extract forehead conditioner and ultra-violet eyelid softener that I used this morning - must of got some under my man-mascara.
lol
I know what you mean about floral scented shampoos, etc. I'm a girl, and I don't like floral... it's gross!
Advice- once you've found one you like, quick go buy 20 bottles of it. So when they stop making the stuff, you still have a 10 year supply!
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Advice- once you've found one you like, quick go buy 20 bottles of it. So when they stop making the stuff, you still have a 10 year supply!
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